Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. David and I had a very relaxing one. On Friday I made dinner at home and we watched a movie. On Saturday night David and I went out to a great Asian restaurant to celebrate our Anniversary in a little town outside of Athens right on the sea. On Sunday we got up and went to one of the beach communities outside of Athens and we had lunch overlooking the ocean. It was a beautiful day sunny and in the high 60s low 70s. It was a great weekend and a wonderful first anniversary.

We received some interesting news at church on Sunday. Evidently the Catholic Church in Greece has taken it upon themselves to follow the same calender as the Greek Orthodox Church instead of the Church in Rome. They want to be able to celebrate holidays at the same time as the Orthodox Church. This might not seem like a big deal but it is this year because the Orthodox Church is celebrating Easter 5 weeks after the rest of the world. Thats right so when the Pope is giving Easter Mass in Rome we will be celebrating the first Sunday in Lent here in Athens at a Catholic Church. This is so infuriating to me simply because it is just another example of how the Greeks believe they are above the rest of the world. It makes absolutely no sense to me if you so desperately want to follow that calender why be Catholic? You just can't change a religion to fit your wants and desires. Sorry I really needed to vent about that :)

On another note...today was my first day of work and it went really well. I really like the people I am working with and the work seems like it is going to be interesting. I have a lot to learn of course but it is really exciting to be back to work. David even had lunch with me today!

Well that is all for now I am heading off to bed now....Love from Athens...